The canal skirts several Laken, out its principal supply of water is from the Iwai River ax it issues from Hungtse Lake. The silting up channel, the uneven rainfall, regulated use of water in the rice fields bordering the canal, make this a problem for the experts, ut, if the canal is to be used the' main outlet for this section and its improvement is feasible, itis tabgolutely necessary that something more should be done to improve the channel and to control the water supply, thus relieving the congested condition which is such a serious feconomie problem, This. waterway@yi: furnishes the cheapest transportation to the outside markets, nnd, naeusured by the benefits to the greatest number, its improvement is tone of the most pressing problems confronting the people at this tim Ordinarily, the trip from Chine kiang to Tsingkiangpu can be made house-boat in four or five days. When the water is high enough, a tug ling is maintained, but it carries fon. under many dificultios, A motorbus tine recently has been lostablished, which carries passengers about half the distance, but, as they run only in good weather sand carry only passengers, it cannot be relied on to relieve the interrupted service. People reaching Tsingktangepa from [Chinikiang this week report that they mpelled tu change their mede of travel eight oF ten times.
The Chamber of Commerce hero and, it Is reported, at other cities of the opinion that, unie some improvements are made, the little hope for developaient of business in the near future, They sare heycinninye to discuss and to ph for the building of a railway. During the first of the Republic, an effort was made aid ay through this section six miles of it was ste tually walla at Taingkiangna, but for some reason the money Was not rained the scheme was never put throvieh, The need atill exists: snd the people one reviving the subject
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